@Michael *****

there is no "1-year visa" inside Thailand. You apply for a "1-year Extension of the Stay Permit" . . this is not a visa, this is an extended stay permit

@Mary *******

he could apply for a 90-days Non-Imm-O Retirement Visa anywhere, even in one of Thailand's neighbouring country - as long as he fulfills the requirements

@Roland *******

oh, so now you emphatize and recommend bribery, a criminal offense. You are acting against the rules of this group you agreed on when you joined

@Chris *****

and you are wrong, you do not have to apply for a 90-days Non-Imm-O Retirement visa 2 months before you enter. The Non-O visa will get issued with a validity of three months to be used for an entry into Thailand. When you enter anytime within the visa validity, you get stamped in for 90 days. You then need to open a Thai bank account and transfer a minimum of 800,000 THB onto it ASAP. Then wait until the money has "seasoned" for 2 months, visit the bank, get the bank letter confirming the 2 months, visit Immigration and apply for the 12-months Extension of the Stay Permit based on Retirement. I guess those are the two months you are confused with

@Melanie ****************

he can apply for the 90-days Non-Imm-O Visa anywhere outside of Thailand. I already corrected my text

@Franco ******

only two days left?? Now you need to hurry up. Do you have the 800,000 THB on your Thai bank account for a minimum of 2 months? Go get the bank letter of guaranteee (rab roong thankan) for the Immigration and update your bankbook. Then visit Immigration and apply for the 12-months Extension of the Stay Permit Based on Retirement. Make sure you have 1900 THB for the fee and 1000 THB to buy a re-entry permit. Also make sure you are properly TM30 registered at your accomodation

@Kim ********

no exception, except that you have to pay the application fee directly at the embassy and the consulate in Laos

@Tony *******

cannot get any appointments any more with Thai embassies and consulates. Everything is done online

@Roland *******

you must be more than superhuman. Probably you are Marvel's next "Ultraman". You will immediately spot every number typo of the passport number inside a .pdf visa document issued by the Thai Consulate HCMC, whose lone fault it was. And try to blame it onto the threadstarter and his grandmother. The Ultra-Man, you are, from planet Krypto

@Franco ******

then use the service of an agent. Where are you located? The multitude of agent offices are in Pattaya. In Bangkok it is ThaiVisaCentre. In Hua Hin it is Anna Visa